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skill-downloader

🎯Skill

from nicepkg/ai-workflow

What it does

Downloads and manages code repositories, packages, and dependencies with intelligent filtering and version control

skill-downloader

Installation

Install skill:

npx skills add https://github.com/nicepkg/ai-workflow --skill skill-downloader

Last UpdatedJan 20, 2026

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Skill Details

SKILL.md

Download and install Claude Code skills from various sources. Supports GitHub repositories, compressed archives (.zip, .tar.gz, .skill), and direct URLs. Use when user wants to download, install, or add a skill from GitHub, URL, or archive file. Triggers on "download skill", "install skill", "add skill from", "get skill".

Overview

# Skill Downloader

Download and install Claude Code skills from multiple sources.

Supported Sources

| Source Type | Examples |

|-------------|----------|

| GitHub Repository | https://github.com/user/repo, github.com/user/repo |

| Compressed Archive | .zip, .tar.gz, .tgz, .skill (renamed zip) |

| Direct URL | URL pointing to archive or skill folder |

Usage

Download from GitHub

```bash

python scripts/download_from_github.py --output

```

Examples:

```bash

# Official Anthropic skills

python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Community skills (root level)

python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/gked2121/claude-skills social-repurposer --output ./.claude/skills/

# Nested skill path

python scripts/download_from_github.py https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code skills/content-brief --output ./.claude/skills/

```

Download from Archive

```bash

python scripts/download_from_archive.py --output

```

Examples:

```bash

# From URL

python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://example.com/skills/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

# From local file

python scripts/download_from_archive.py ./downloads/my-skill.tar.gz --output ./.claude/skills/

# .skill files (renamed zip)

python scripts/download_from_archive.py https://skillhub.club/download/awesome-skill.skill --output ./.claude/skills/

```

Unified Download Command

```bash

python scripts/download_skill.py --output

```

Automatically detects source type:

GitHub URL → Uses git sparse checkout
Archive URL/path → Downloads and extracts
Directory path → Copies directly

Examples:

```bash

# Auto-detect GitHub

python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./.claude/skills/

# Auto-detect archive

python scripts/download_skill.py https://example.com/my-skill.zip --output ./.claude/skills/

```

Validation

All download methods validate:

Skill folder contains SKILL.md
SKILL.md has valid YAML frontmatter with name and description
No malicious content patterns detected

Output Structure

Downloaded skills are placed in:

```

└── /

├── SKILL.md # Required

├── scripts/ # Optional

└── ...

```

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |

|-------|-------|----------|

| Skill already exists | Target directory exists | Use --force to overwrite |

| SKILL.md not found | Invalid skill package | Verify source contains SKILL.md |

| Invalid archive | Corrupted or unsupported format | Check file integrity |

| Network error | Download failed | Retry or check URL |

Integration with Workflow Creator

When used with workflow-creator, download skills to workflow's .claude/skills/ directory:

```bash

# Create workflow first

python /path/to/workflow-creator/scripts/create_workflow.py my-workflow --path ./workflows

# Then download skills

python scripts/download_skill.py https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/docx --output ./workflows/my-workflow/.claude/skills/

```

Skill Sources Reference

Popular skill repositories:

[Anthropic Official](https://github.com/anthropics/skills) - docx, pdf, pptx
[gked2121/claude-skills](https://github.com/gked2121/claude-skills) - social-repurposer, canvas-design
[ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills](https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills) - Collection
[MadAppGang/claude-code](https://github.com/MadAppGang/claude-code) - SEO, content skills
[daymade/claude-code-skills](https://github.com/daymade/claude-code-skills) - twitter-reader, fact-checker
[skillhub.club](https://www.skillhub.club) - 1000+ skills collection

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